Introducing your St. Louis River Walkers of the Midwest Baseball League

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With the National West South Division and the best overall record in the league wrapped up, the River Walkers played pretty well putting an end to their longest losing streak of the season (five game) in a week where they went 4-2 (taking two of three at both Twin Cities and Cedar Rapids) to improve to 104-51 for the season.
Outfielder Lorenzo Cain won his second straight NL Player of the Week award, he batted .407 with two home runs, six runs scored and six RBIs.

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I have not played for almost three weeks, so I had forgotten I was posting leaders only at the end of the month.

I set them up, so I might as well post them.

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NL leaders after 22 weeks

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St. Louis' Nicky Delmonico hit a two-run home run off Springfield's Carl Edwards Jr. with one-out in the top of the ninth inning, giving the River Walkers a 7-5 win in Springfield, Ill.
It was the second homer of the game for Delmonico, who hit a solo shot off Matt Andriese in the fifth inning. Tucker Barnhart had a run-scoring single later in the inning, tying it at 5-5.
Springfield had owned a 5-1 lead after two innings.
The River Walkers, however, saw outfielder Andrew Benintendi leave the game with an injury after making a throw in the bottom of the second inning.

The extent of the injury to Benintendi, an MVP candidate who is batting .345 with 23 homers, 91 RBIs and 106 runs scored, is uncertain.
With the victory, St. Louis improved to 106-51 and lead Springfield by 19 games in the NL South standings.

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A two-out single from Billy Hamilton off Grand Rapids reliever Cam Bedrosian scored Christian Vazquez to cap a four-run bottom of the ninth inning and give the Indianapolis Races a 6-5 win over the Traders in Indianpolis.
The victory wrapped up the American League West Division title for the Racers, who at 89-69 lead the Evansville Big Bosseman by six games with four games remaining.

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The St. Louis River Walkers dodged a major injury scare when they were informed that All-Star left fielder Andrew Benintendi is only dealing with hamstring soreness after he was forced to leave their Sept. 25 game against Springfield.
Benintendi was cleared to resume play immediately, but may sit a game or two with the Walkers having already clinched the best record in the league.
Benintendi has an outside chance to be the NL MVP. He is hitting .345 with .345 with 24 homers and 91 RBIs. His batting average tops the NL and he also leads with 208 hits.

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The Dayton Fighter Pilots scored four runs in the bottom of the second inning and rode it to a 5-2 win over the Columbus Golden Bears to sew up the American League East Division title.
Trevor Cahill was Player of the Game, the starting pitcher, he allowed two runs on five hits. He was helped by five relievers.
At 89-72, the Pilots lead the Bears by two games with one remaining
In the playoffs, Dayton will face AL West champion Indianapolis.

The Racers, who sit at 92-69, will own home-field advantage.

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Kansas City's Joey Gallo led off the bottom of the 10th inning with a solo home run off St. Louis reliever Jerry Blevins, giving the Pit Masters a 1-0 win in both teams' final game of the regular season in Kansas City.
River Walkers starting pitcher Trevor Bauer tossed six shutout innings, allowing just two hits but did not get any support as his offense registered what was probably a season-high 17 strikeouts.
The loss marked the fourth time the Walkers have been shutout this season, and they will close the regular season on a five-game losing streak.
Anyway, the River Walkers did end the regular season with a record of 106-56, which was 14 games better than Indianapolis, which won the AL West, and Springfield, which finished second behind the Walkers in the NL South.

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MBL news: Final standings and power rankings
We have a glitch, the final week of the season, the game does not give out player and pitcher of the week awards.

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MBL news: Players and Pitchers of the Month for September

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MBL news: Rookies of the Month for September

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MBL news: Final AL batting and pitching leaders

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MBL news: Final NL batting and pitching leaders

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River Walkers news: FInal team and individual statistics and Sept. schedule

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Player of the Month: Outfielder Lorenzo Cain batted .389 over 20 games with three homers and 14 RBIs. He scored 17 runs while boasting an OBP of .431 and slugging percentage of .579. He was named NL player of the week twice.
Starting pitcher of the month: They all struggled, but Zach Godley did have his moments going 1-2 in five starts with an ERA of 3.60. He pitched a total of 30 innings, posting a a WHIP of 1.37. He struck out 29 batters.
Relief pitcher of the month: Right-hander Chaz Roe got into 14 games, posting an ERA of 2.77 over 13 innings. He had a record of 0-1 but an WHIP of 0.92. He struck out 16.

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River Walkers news: Player Development report for Oct. 1

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The G-Men took a 4-0 lead with a three-run top of the fourth inning against Madison starting pitcher Casey Lawrence, and rode it from there to claim the NL North Division with a 6-1 victory.
With the win, Chicago closed out the regular season with an 81-82 record over Madison, whose season ends with its wild-card loss.
Chicago starting pitcher Shohei Ohitani enjoyed a big game allowing one run on three hits over seven innings.

His three-run homer off Casey Lawrence in the bottom of the third inning, staked Chicago to a 4-0 lead.

With the victory, the G-Man will be the road trip when the NL opens its postseason. Chicago will face the Franklin County team for the title.

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National League Championship Series: Chicago G-Men (81-82) vs. St. Louis River Walkers (106-56) (Best-of-five) American League Championship Series: Dayton Fighter Pilots (91-73) vs. Indianapolis Racers (92-70)
Series schedule
Game 1: Chicago (Bryan Mitchell 11-11, 4.05) at St. Louis (Jacob deGrom 14-5, 3.07)
Game 2: Chicago (Zach Greinke 6-13, 5.47 ERA) at. St. Louis (Aaron Nola 12-6, 3.47)
Game 3: St. Louis (Trevor Bauer 9-7, 3.43) at Chicago (Felix Hernandez 10-8, 5.25)
Game 4: St. Louis (Alex Cobb 10-5, 4.09) at Chicago (Shohei Otani 9-11, 5.03)
Game 5: Chicago (Bryan Mitchell 11-11, 4.05) at St. Louis (Jacob deGrom 14-5, 3.07)
Season series: St. Louis won 10-2
April 23 – at St. Louis: St. Louis 5, Chicago 3
W: Cobb 3-0, 2.49. L: Greinke 2-3, 6.67. Sv. Doolittle 6, 0.00. HR: Ohtani 4, Cabrera 4, Hoskins 1.
Player of the game: River Walkers starting pitcher Alex Cobbs allowed three runs (all earned) on six hits in seven innings. He struck out six and walked one.
Stats for season series follow.
April 24 – at St. Louis: St. Louis 3, Chicago 2
W: Boxberger 2-0, 0.00. L: Gallegos 0-2, 3.38. Sv: Blevins 1, 0.00. HR: Springer 4, Crawford 3, Benintendi 4, Hoskins 2
Player of the game: St. Louis starting pitcher Jacob deGrom allowed one run (earned) on five hits in six innings. He struck out seven and walked three.

April 25 – at St. Louis: St. Louis 3, Chicago 2
W: Nola 2-2, 2.93. L: Stripling 0-1, 2.25. Sv: Diekman 1, 1.13.
Player of the game: St. Louis starting pitcher Aaron Nola allowed two runs (both earned) on four hits in seven innings. He struck out five and walked two.

June 8 – at St. Louis: St. Louis 2, Chicago 1
W: deGrom 6-2, 3.04. L: Stripling 1-3, 3.79. Sv: Doolittle 12, 0.00. HR: Ohtani 6.
Player of the game: St. Louis starting pitcher Jacob deGrom allowed one run on four hits in seven innings. He struck out 13 and walked none.

June 9 – at St. Louis: St. Louis 4, Chicago 2
W: Diekman 4-3, 1.96. L: Peralta 1-1, 2.73. Sv: Kela 6, 1.65. HR: Conforto 16.
Player of the game: River Walkers right fielder Michael Conforto was 4 for 4 with a double, a home run, a run scored and two RBIs.

June 10 – at St. Louis: Chicago 7, St. Louis 5
W: Font 3-0, 3.32. L: Bauer 4-4, 3.99. Sv: Feliz 10, 4.63. HR: Donaldson 17.
Player of the game: G-Men outfielder George Springer was 4 for 4 with a run scored and three RBIs.


July 20 – at Chicago: St. Louis 8, Chicago 1
W: Bauer 7-4, 3.43. L: Greinke 4-9, 5.15. Sv: Curtiss 1, 0.00. HR:Benintendi 14.
Player of the game: River Walkers outfielder Andrew Benintendi was 2 for 4 with a homer, two runs scored and two RBIs.


July 21 – at Chicago: St. Louis 9, Chicago 4
W: Cobb 6-1, 3.65. L: Hernandez 7-7, 4.71. HR: Hechavarria 3, Donaldson 3, Carpenter 17.
Player of the game: River Walkers shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria was 1 for 2 with a homer and there RBIs.


July 22 – at Chicago: St. Louis 10, Chicago 6
W: Boxberger 5-1, 1.93. L: Feliz 2-3, 4.91. HR: Conforto 23, Benintendi 2 (16).
Player of the game: River Walkers outfielder Andrew Benintendi was 2 for 4 with homers and four RBIs.
August 27 – at Chicago: St. Louis 8, Chicago 6
W: Kela 8-3, 2.15. L: Feliz 2-5, 4.74. Sv: Doolittle 18, 1.84.
Player of the game: River Walkers third baseman Alex Bregman was 3 for 5 with three doubles, four RBIs and a run scored.

August 28 – at Chicago: Chicago 4, St. Louis 3
W: Hernandez 10-7, 4.76. L: Cobb 9-3, 3.19. Sv: Feliz 28, 4.65. HR: Hoskins 32, Pederson 29.
Player of the game: G-Men outfielder Joc Pederson was 1 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs.

August 29 – at Chicago: St. Louis 10, Chicago 5
W: Godley 7-8, 5.00. L: Mitchell 8-9, 3.87. Sv: Doolittle 19, 1.82. HR: Toles 1, Hechavarria 4, Pederson 28.
Player of the game: River Walkers shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria was 2 for 4 with three runs scored a homer, and three RBIs.

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Chicago G-Man stats package

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St. Louis stats package